Akademiet Canvas Quotes & Sayings

The imagination of our children is blunted on television, and their thinking is done for them. — Stanley R. Jaffe

There is so much wretchedness in the world, that we may safely take the word of any mortal professing to need our assistance; and, even should we be deceived, still the good to ourselves resulting from a kind act is worth more than the trifle by which we purchase it. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Research has shown that of all forms of human motivation the most effective one is progress. Why? Because a small, concrete win creates momentum and affirms our faith in our further success. — Greg McKeown

Her people. Her people, waiting for ten years, but no longer. — Sarah J. Maas

With every plus there must be a minus; with every tear there must be a smile; and for every skunk there must be a fragrant flower. We live our lives in fear of dying and we overlook the simple truth that living is all we can control. Never too high, never too low will get you stuck in the middle of the road. A sense of equilibrium is needed to see life as it is, not what you would like it to be. — Phil Wohl

Jet slammed her back against the wall of the ruined warehouse, panting. Crouching down by the moldy cement bricks, she fought to make her breathing silent. Her sword dug into her spine in the middle of her back, but she barely felt it. Panic filled her, making her sweat even in the early morning air. She was too late. Surely, they'd seen her. They always said it happened this way. The older adults had been warning her for years about this kind of thing, warning all of them. — J.C. Andrijeski

The body is not a task to be completed but a gift we receive from God himself. — Matthew Lee Anderson

Blackwater had won $1 billion in "diplomatic security" contracts through the State Department alone.81 — Jeremy Scahill

The stars sparkled above the mist shrouded tents and caravans of the carnival. The night crackled with an odd vibration, as if a veil of peculiarity settled over the company. — A.F. Stewart

That something smelled delicious!' I screamed. — David Foster Wallace

You can't dingleberry that! That's a flagrant misuse of the dingleberry! — John Green

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy. — Beatrice Wood